In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanjing and launched six weeks of carnage that would become known as the Rape of Nanjing. In addition to the deaths of Chinese POWs and civilians, tens of thousands of women were raped, tortured, and killed by Japanese soldiers. In this traumatic environment, both native and foreign-born inhabi...(展开全部)

extracted & reprinted from The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903

伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔（1864－1926），犹太裔英国人。当过教师、新闻记者、剧作家、幽默文学作家。一八九一年仅用两周时间创作的《弓区之谜》是历史上第一部长篇密室推理小说，为不可能犯罪类型的推理作品开创了新纪元。 《弓区之谜》在世界最权威的百部密室推理小说排行榜中与《三口棺材》、《黄屋之谜》、《中国橘子之谜》等经典作品一起位居前十。伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔也因此在推理小说史上占据了稳固而显赫的地位。

As the weeklong Taungbyon Festival draws near, thousands of villagers from all regions of Burma descend upon a tiny hamlet near Mandalay to pay respect to the spirits, known as nats , which are central to Burmese tradition. At the heart of these festivities is Daisy Bond, a gay, transvestite spiritual medium in his fifties. With his sharp tongue and vivid performances, he has ...(展开全部)

伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔（1864－1926），犹太裔英国人。当过教师、新闻记者、剧作家、幽默文学作家。一八九一年仅用两周时间创作的《弓区之谜》是历史上第一部长篇密室推理小说，为不可能犯罪类型的推理作品开创了新纪元。 《弓区之谜》在世界最权威的百部密室推理小说排行榜中与《三口棺材》、《黄屋之谜》、《中国橘子之谜》等经典作品一起位居前十。伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔也因此在推理小说史上占据了稳固而显赫的地位。

extracted & reprinted from The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903

奥克塔维奥•帕斯(Octavio Paz,1914—1998),墨西哥、作家、诗人、文 学艺术批评家、社会活动家和外交家,在当代拉美和世界文坛享有盛誉。以杰 出的文学成就获塞万提斯文学奖、国家文学奖和法国文学艺术最勋章等国内外 20多个重要奖项。1990年以“作品充满激惰,视野开阔,渗 透着感悟的智慧 并体现了完美的人道主义。”而获得诺贝尔文学奖。 帕斯生于墨西哥城,5岁开始接受法式和英式教育,14岁入墨西哥大学哲学文 学系及法律系学习。1937年,帕斯在尤卡坦半岛创办了一所中学,同年参加了 西班牙反法西斯作家代表大会,结识了当时西班牙及拉丁美洲最杰出的诗人。回 到墨西哥以后,帕斯积极投入了援救西班牙流亡者的工作,并创办了《车间》和 《浪子》杂志。 1945年帕斯开始外交工作,先后在墨西哥驻法国、瑞士、日本、印度等国使馆 任职。1953至1959年回...(展开全部)

'The ultimate Camp statement: it's good because it's awful.' These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit...(展开全部)

大卫·盖梅尔（David Gemmell），英国家喻户晓的历史奇幻小说家。奇幻文学界为纪念他成立了“大卫·盖梅尔传奇奖”，目前已成为奇幻文学界重要的奖项。他的作品多次登上《伦敦时报》畅销榜榜首，第一本小说《传奇》出版于1984年，之后不断再版，已成为经典。盖梅尔2006年在英格兰家中辞世。

在线阅读本书 Book Description Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novellas created and authored by R. L. Stine. Sixty-two books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title from 1992 to 1997, the last one being Monster Blood IV. Synopsis: Next Summer you'll stay at home.if you survive! The food isn't great. The counselors are a little strange. And the...(展开全部)